Abyss by Karanyi Sounds Kontakt bass instrument interface

Abyss: Analog Bass Synth Library for Kontakt by Karanyi Sounds

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Abyss is a Kontakt instrument from Karanyi Sounds built on analog bass synth samples from Oberheim and Moog synthesizers. It offers 190 instrument presets and 40 multis for deep, atonal soundscapes, drones and dystopian pads.

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01Overview

Abyss focuses on deep and atonal sounds made with classic and modern analog synthesizers. The patches are designed to produce rumbling soundscapes and characteristic drones with real low end and depth. The library combines pure analog patches with granular, glitched, resampled and reverbed variations, and it includes the updated Synths Engine 2.0 for further sound design. It is aimed at film scores, video game audio, ambient work and other production where heavy, dark textures are needed.

Best for

Film score drones
Dystopian pad design
Video game atmospheres
Ambient sound design
Deep bass textures

Developer: Karanyi Sounds
Category: Kontakt Instruments
Requires: Kontakt
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Four analog synth sources from Oberheim and Moog
190 instrument presets and 40 multi instruments
Scape, Glitch and Granular sample libraries
Layered original and effected patches per instrument
Envelope selector with three attack and release stages
Six per-instrument effects including Leslie and Ladder Filter
Two SSL-style EQs for bass and midrange shaping
Pole wheel for soft sample group blending
2600+ samples at 24-bit / 48kHz, royalty-free license

03In depth

Sound Sources and Character

Abyss draws on four analog synth sources: Moog Minitaur and Sub37, and Oberheim Matrix 1000 and Matrix 6. The recordings were made through a Neve 88RS with an Empirical Labs EL7 in the recording path, and the samples are captured at 24-bit / 48kHz through UAD Apollo converters.

The library ranges from straightforward analog bass patches to heavily processed material. Effect processors including Eventide and Crusher X are used in the granular layers, and each instrument provides two layers, the original and an effected version.

Controls and Workflow in Kontakt

Each instrument includes an envelope selector with three attack and three release stages, plus six effects per instrument: Phaser, 80s Flanger, Leslie, Delay, Reverb and Ladder Filter, with two effects active per instrument. Two SSL-style EQs cover bass boosting and midrange attenuation.

A pole wheel blends sample groups softly, which helps when shaping evolving drones. Multi instruments combine patches from the Scape, Glitch and Granular libraries to build more complex layered sounds.

04Specs